Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended midfielder Paul Pogba following his side's 1-0 win over Wolves.

United were very fortunate to leave Molineux with all three points on Sunday, after withstanding a first half onslaught from the home side and Adama Traore in particular.

The Red Devils' winner, which came through Mason Greenwood, was the subject of controversy.

Wolves felt Pogba had fouled Ruben Neves in the immediate buildup, and wanted a free kick.

Asked about his view of the goal, Solskjaer said: "This week I'm happy. That's the nature of being a manager.

"Last week [at Southampton] we were told they wanted to keep the game flowing. Today they kept the game flowing and I think it was a fair challenge [by Pogba on Neves].

"I said we've got to be careful not to make the basketball game that we had last year – everyone could fall over and it was a free-kick – but to make sure we don't get into rugby.

"We have to look after the players. I thought the refereeing has been good over three weeks.

"I watch Match of the Day, you watch some of the full games and they've been told to keep it more lenient and flowing.

"When it goes against you, you'll moan just for a little bit and then you'll move on. When it goes for you, you're happy and you don't want to talk about it too much."